Mark m.

I'm a recent retiree with a travel bug. I have traveled the U.S. extensively, hitch-hiking in my teens, extended business trips during my working days, and via vacations with my family and loving, departed wife. In the past five years I've expanded my travels outside the U.S. with extended stays of 30 - 90 days in Spain, Portugal, Honduras (the island of Utila), Ecuador, Ireland, and Italy. I have become a true believer in the need for Americans to see the world through the eyes of others. I'm certain the travesty of Trump would have been avoided had a majority of Americans experienced a broader world view.

I am a voracious reader with a lifelong love affair with books. Since retiring, I've turned to writing, publishing a memoir written during my two months on the tiny island of Utila and a read-aloud children's book. I am a "foodie" with a broad appetite for foreign and ethnic foods. I am a self-trained sushi chef and have raised over $30,000 for local charities by auctioning how-to home sushi parties. An avid vegetable gardener and wine-maker too.

I'm a father of three strong, independent women and grandfather of six little girls that, no doubt, will follow in the footsteps of their mothers.

I have lived alone the past nine years, and when not traveling, have been caring for a mortgage-free home. For most of those years, I cared for a loving basset hound mix breed - I certainly do miss him. I will care for your home, and pets if necessary, in the same competent way.

Please refer to the references provided by Peter & Emily, homeowners in County Wexford, Ireland, and Francesco, of Tuscany. I can also supply the very positive feedback I've received as an AirBNB guest in Spain, Portugal, Ecuador, Ireland, England, and France, as well as the U.S.

Thanks for taking the time to read this far! I hope we have further communication.

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